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<p><img src="images/about/tuk.jpg" width="107" height="129" align="right">Thailand
is located in a fertile monsoon belt midway between India and China, the two
civilizations that have moulded Southeast Asia. But the This have long delighted
in their distinctive culture. For instance, though the Tai (rather than Thai)
ethnic group probably originated in Southern China sometime in the first millennium
AD, their tonal language is quite unlike any form of Chinese. Moreover, the
elegant Thai script, though derived from that of ancient Southern India, is
distinct.</p>
<p>Today, Thailand is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
though Thais still take pride in a long tradition of independence. Unlike all
her immediate neighbours, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, the
country never fell to a European colonial power. More fundamentally, though,
the Thai sense of identity is allied with Theravada Buddhism and the monarchy.
Both have been dignified institutions since the Sukhothai period (13th-14th
century), an era when the first real Thai kingdom flourished. Indeed, the colours
of the modern Thai flag (thong trai rong) symbolize the three forces of Buddhism
(white), the monarchy (blue) and the nation (red).</p>
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<td class="smalltext" colspan="5"> Other Asian Travel Destinations</td></tr>
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<td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.laos-travel.net">Laos</a></td><td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.laos-hotels.com">Laos Hotels</a></td><td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.visit-laos.com">Visit Laos</a></td>
<td class="smalltext"><a href="http://www.vietnam-travel.ws">Vietnam</a> </td>
<td class="smalltext"><a href="http://www.thailand-travel.ws">Thailand</a>
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<td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.visit-mekong.com" target="_top">Mekong</a></td><td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.cambodia-hotels.com">Cambodia Hotels</a></td>
<td class="smalltext"><a href="http://www.gophiphi.com">Koh Phi Phi</a></td>
<td class="smalltext"><a href="http://www.gokrabi.com">Krabi</a> </td>
<td class="smalltext"><a href="http://www.gokhaolak.com">Khaolak</a></td>
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<td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.gothailand.com">Thailand</a></td><td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.gophuket.com">Phuket</a></td>
<td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.gokohsamui.com">Samui Island</a></td>
<td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.gopattaya.com">Pattaya</a></td><td class="smalltext"> <a href="http://www.gochiangmai.com">Chiang Mai</a></td></tr>
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